PUMPING IRON
Physical activity or plastic art?
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The purpose of BODYBUILDING or PUMPING IRON is to improve your physique using weights, dumbbells and machines. One might wonder whether pumping iron is a product of modern society.
PUMPING IRON is not restricted to exercising in the gym, it also implies a healthy lifestyle both in terms of food and rest.
It is not simply a question of "pumping iron", the bodybuilders are strong, but this is not their primary objective.
Increasing muscular mass involves three factors:
Reasonable, but not exhausting, training.
A balanced diet with sufficient proteins.
At least 8 hours sleep a day.
Most important of all, SMOKING IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED since it prevents the assimilation of proteins.
But ... PUMPING IRON is not necessarily a synonym of monster.
The aim is to improve your body to produce harmonious shapes and proportions. A woman bodybuilder does not need to look like "Mr OLYMPIA" by stuffing herself with male hormones.
You cannot claim that you are a bodybuilder, have big arms and forget your legs and abdominals.
It is a matter of harmony.
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